| Deposit ID | 10224370 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 0360270073 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Riga Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -73.50894, 41.98999 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 241 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Dutchess(county)
New York(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Millerton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Waterbury(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Hartford(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Housatonic(hydrologic unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic accounting unit)
Connecticut Coastal(hydrologic subregion)
New England(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | New York | Dutchess |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Ore Body (1) | -73.50894, 41.98999 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1865 |
| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Ownership category | State Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mount Riga Iron Mining Co. (Formerly) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0360270073 |
MINING INDUSTRIES OF THE US, IRON ORE MINES OF NY (GENERAL F
P 134.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 25-NOV-1983 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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